If you're in the process of purchasing your dream home, you've probably worked hard to save the money necessary to buy the house. Buyers usually get standard inspections, but people often overlook the value of mold testing when they're going through the process. If you want to perform instant mold testing and inspection, Calgary has...
Mold and fungi thrive in any environment where there is warmth, darkness and moisture. Unfortunately for us, many fungi produce spores that are harmful and can cause anything from allergies to respiratory distress in humans. This means that anywhere that is humid there will be mold growing, including the inside and outside of sweaty pipes....
Most of us have seen mold growing outdoors, maybe on tree stumps or firewood that’s been left too long. It’s a part of nature, serving to break down dead vegetation and other organic matter.
As useful as mold is outdoors, it’s nothing but trouble inside your home. The only organic material for it...
The term “indoor air quality,” or IAQ, describes the healthfulness of the atmosphere inside our living and working spaces. It can be negatively effected by gasses that seep in, by smoking tobacco products, even by pets.
For most of us, though, the most important issue to be aware of is the presence of fungus. Mold and...
In September of 2012, Canada finally stepped back from its longstanding denial that asbestos was not a dangerous material. This change in official position removed any doubt of risks posed, both by dust and by apparently solid structures.
Asbestos is not hazardous to health when it’s in a solid, rigid state....
The dangers of “toxic” mold and mildew have come home to Calgary. In the aftermath of our catastrophic floods of June, 2013, families run the risk of severe, debilitating health problems as a direct result of exposure to fungi in their own homes. Aside from this primary concern, there are also numerous financial risks which...